Question: How would you comment on the GUAM announcement condemning the elections in Karabakh?

Answer: Let me first say, that it would be better if these countries did not comment on issues which don’t concern them.

After having declared independence, the people of Nagorno Karabakh chose the path of democracy and rule of law, and have achieved significant progress in that direction in this period.   

I regret that these countries make statements driven by their domestic interests, forgetting that the authorities of Nagorno Karabakh have always been selected through democratic means.

Democratic processes within Nagorno Karabakh, including the upcoming presidential elections, benefit the formation and development of legal and civic institutions, which are themselves important prerequisites, and also necessary as factors in the peaceful settlement of the conflict.